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Toshiba 4600 with Intel 2915ABG wifi trouble Steve Mackie 03-23-2006
Posted by Steve Mackie on March 23, 2006, 6:46 pm
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Having a bit of an issue with my new Intel 2915ABG wifi card in my Sat. Pro
4600. Every now and then the wifi connection drops and won't reconnect for
about 4 or 5 minutes. During this time, the AP is visible, then disappears
then visible again. This only happens once, sometimes twice a day. The
connection is up all day long.

Not sure what's going on or where the problem lies. I didn't have this
problem when I was using my Symbol Spectrum24 802.11b PC Card, but I wasn't
using it as my main network connection either.

Specs:
Tosh Sat Pro 4600 (latest BIOS from Toshiba)
Intel 2915ABG Mini-PCI (latest drivers from Intel)
D-Link DI-524......................

..................ya, not the latest firmware. Damn it. I'll see if I still
have the problem after I update the firmware in the router. Sometimes it
helps to just talk it through. ;)

Steve



Posted by Steve Mackie on March 31, 2006, 7:58 pm
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> Having a bit of an issue with my new Intel 2915ABG wifi card in my Sat.
> Pro 4600. Every now and then the wifi connection drops and won't reconnect
> for about 4 or 5 minutes. During this time, the AP is visible, then
> disappears then visible again. This only happens once, sometimes twice a
> day. The connection is up all day long.
>
> Not sure what's going on or where the problem lies. I didn't have this
> problem when I was using my Symbol Spectrum24 802.11b PC Card, but I
> wasn't using it as my main network connection either.
>
> Specs:
> Tosh Sat Pro 4600 (latest BIOS from Toshiba)
> Intel 2915ABG Mini-PCI (latest drivers from Intel)
> D-Link DI-524......................
>
> ..................ya, not the latest firmware. Damn it. I'll see if I
> still have the problem after I update the firmware in the router.
> Sometimes it helps to just talk it through. ;)

Didn't help, still keeps dropping.



Posted by Steve Mackie on March 31, 2006, 7:58 pm
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> Didn't help, still keeps dropping.

Never mind, again. I think the wifi card is over heating.

Steve



Posted by Quaoar on April 3, 2006, 3:02 pm
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Steve Mackie wrote:
>> Didn't help, still keeps dropping.
>
> Never mind, again. I think the wifi card is over heating.
>
> Steve
>
>

One source of overheating, which should *never* happen with this card,
is faulty physical installation that results in arcing at the contacts.

Q

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